Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

‘Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project’ Review: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey

Sheila C. Johnson

Entrepreneur, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts, President of WNBA's Washington Mystics & Co-Founder of BET

Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph

Vivian Howard

Chef & Restaurateur Known for "Chef & the Farmer", Featured on the PBS Series, "A Chef's Life"

Mark Anthony Neal

Author, Cultural Critic, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African & African American Studies

Shirley Caesar

Grammy Award-Winning Gospel Singer, Songwriter & Pastor

Bradley R Staats

Professor at the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School & Author of "Never Stop Learning: Stay Relevant, Reinvent Yourself, and Thrive"

Mitch Savoie Hill

Certified Professional Coach, International TEDx Speaker, Author & Corporate Trainer

Martin Rooney

Founder of Training For Warriors & Author

Regina Louise

Author & Child Advocate

Vanessa Alava & Sue Robinson

Co-Hosts of the We Get Real AF Podcast

Steven Petrow

Award-Winning Journalist & Author of "Complete Gay and Lesbian Manners: The Definitive Guide to LGBT Life"

Robin Ess

Spoken Word Artist, Visual & Performing Artist, Community Activist & Columnist

Felwine Sarr

Anne-Marie Bryan Distinguished Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Duke University

Afrotopia

Derek Rhodes

Founder & Executive Director of the Durham Success Summit, Author, Community Activist

Ricky Moore

Founder & Chef at SALTBOX Seafood Joint

Vinton Cerf

Vice President & Chief Internet Evangelist for Google

Richard Brodhead

President of Duke University

Nathaniel Peterkin-Adon "MAJ3STY"

Singer-Songwriter, Recording Artist, Producer, Musician, Public Speaker, Author

James Key

James Key was born in Los Angeles, California and was reared in the Crenshaw District where he attended public schools.

Daniel Poneman

President and CEO, Centrus Energy Corporation, Deputy Secretary of Energy (2009-2014) and Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School